The hot and dry spell across Perth continues to break records! The city had it's driest summer on record with a tiny 0.2mm recorded in the rain gauge on the 6th February this year, and we haven't seen a drop since making it the driest start to the year on record! Perth Airport didn't receive any rain at all over summer and the dry spell has continued into Autumn.
Summer in Perth is typically characterised by low rainfall- around 35mm on average- but consistent high pressure in the southwest and a lack of tropical moisture have resulted in the unprecedented dry weather.
That's just the dry, but what about the heat? Many sites in Perth experienced their hottest or equal hottest summer on record in terms of mean daily maximum temperature. And the records are still tumbling! Perth just sweated through its hottest night for any month since 1962 with the mercury staying above 28.1 degrees all night. Extreme heat will persist today with 39 degrees expected this afternoon followed by another hot night. But cooler weather is just around the corner. Tomorrow, onshore winds will put a cap on the maximum temperature with a much more bearable 30 degrees forecast for Saturday.
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